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Nikon executive on whether Nikon will release a pro model like the D5 in the Z-line: “Count on it!”

The Japanese website mynavi.jp (translation) published an interview with Mr. Hiroyuki Ikegami (Nikon Imaging Business Development Department Director). Here is a recap sent by a reader (if you see any other interesting information in the interview, please add it in the comments section):

Nikon is going to make great products both in DSLR and mirrorless. Nikon will keep releasing new products in DSLR.
Nikon carefully examined from scratch and concluded that 55mm and 16mm are the best for an inner diameter and a flange focal distance, respectively, in terms of optical performance. That's why a new mount was born.
In development, Nikon focused on reliability, robustness, and ruggedness which pros and enthusiasts appreciate. It ended up being the Z which is more like the DSLR in design.
Regarding the EVF, quality was a top priority so that pros see it as good as an optical viewfinder.
Nikon first decided the size of a new body which Nikon thinks users are happy to accept. Then, everything else was put into that body.
Ikegami didn't mention clearly but said that the Z's rival is what you think it is.
The Z's advantage is a high optical performance. The lens is designed for the highest image quality and its optical resolution surpasses that of DSLR's lens. He says that the Z is superior to the DSLR in both still and video photography.
He expects users to see the Z to be equivalent to the D850 in image quality.
On whether Nikon releases a pro model like the D5 in the Z line, he said: "Count on it!"
He anticipates that the third party will reverse-engineer the Z lens.

요약

니콘재팬의 Mr. Hiroyuki Ikegami가인터뷰에서 니콘은 데세랄바디도계속할것이라고말했다. 그는 니콘Z미러리스바디에 D5바디와같은프로바디도나오는것인가에관한질문에 "Count on it!"(기대해달라)고말했다.

음..니콘Z미러리스바디에 D5바디와같은프로바디도나오겠네요..a9바디나 a9m2바디와경쟁하게될듯하네요..